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  • Checkin to Starbucks

    Starbucks 35.38498 139.61943
    Jun 29, 2026
    by James
    in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
    Decompress after immigration
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  • Checkin to Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau Yokohama District Immigration Office (ๆฑไบฌๅ…ฅๅ›ฝ็ฎก็†ๅฑ€ ๆจชๆตœๆ”ฏๅฑ€)

    Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau Yokohama District Immigration Office (ๆฑไบฌๅ…ฅๅ›ฝ็ฎก็†ๅฑ€ ๆจชๆตœๆ”ฏๅฑ€) 35.387825022453335 139.64774264325837
    Jun 29, 2026
    by James
    in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
    Extending the period of validity on my resident card
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 5 interactions
  • Checkin to Air New Zealand Koru Lounge

    Air New Zealand Koru Lounge -33.93962167220876 151.16534602349276
    Jun 27, 2026
    by James
    in Mascot, NSW, Australia
    Short rest before heading home.
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  • Checkin to Denis the Menace

    Denis the Menace -37.82964597991371 144.9950800896549
    Jun 25, 2026
    by James
    in Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Another magic ๐Ÿ˜‹
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  • Checkin to Axil Coffee Roasters

    Axil Coffee Roasters -37.83049636405017 144.99669647331862
    Jun 24, 2026
    by James
    in Cremorne, VIC, Australia
    First Magic in Aus (this time)
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 3 interactions
  • Checkin to Pillar of Salt

    Pillar of Salt -37.829682989236595 144.99742522059174
    Jun 24, 2026
    by James
    in Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 5 interactions
  • Checkin to Sydney Airport (SYD)

    Sydney Airport (SYD) -33.93572294528974 151.17249727249143
    Jun 23, 2026
    by James
    in Mascot, NSW, Australia
    Transfer to MEL
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 6 interactions
  • Checkin to ANA LOUNGE

    ANA LOUNGE 35.54738182284718 139.79016780853271
    Jun 22, 2026
    by James
    in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
    As is tradition. BRB, going to Aus
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  • The Week #311

    Jun 16, 2026
    by James
    • ๐Ÿ› Leo had a field trip to Children's Nature Park nearby in Asahi-ward and he liked it so much we went again on the weekend. What an incredible park, absolutely massive. I had seen it on maps for years, but never went because it was usually the middle of summer and existing outside in summer in Japan is sub-optimal at best. The park is so large and green you can't even tell you're in Yokohama any longer. Seems like a fantastic place to go for a run.

      We rode down a big rolly slide that cuts through a playscape. Afterwards we went to the small...petting zoo? It wasn't really a "petting zoo" petting zoo, but for a 10 minute block, we'd sit in our assigned space and they brought out a basket with a guinea pig that we could pet.ย 
    • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง As part of Leo's intensive English class this summer he had to take a short online speaking placement test. 3 minutes before he started writing down what he was going to say in katakana so he didn't forget. He was able to answer a few of the questions, and but he seemed to go blank when they used the word "describe" (not a word that I use very often with him). So while he'll likely go to the beginners class, the tl;dr is that they're going to re-test on the first day. But this experience has been huge for Leo's motivation to learn and use English. Immediately afterwards he was like "I need to write a book to show how good I am". So we'll see if we can surf this wave for a while.
    • โŒš๏ธ I splurged and picked up a Casio GBD-200 after thinking about it 4 months or so. It's halfway between a regular G-Shock and their full-needs-charging-every-couple-days smart watch. I settled on the GBD-200 rather than a G-Shock with multiband-6 or similar because I wanted the super-legible memory-in-pixel display, big easy to press buttons and multi-timezone support. The fitness tracking (step counter and run tracker (without GPS, unless paired with your phone) are bonuses. Is what I wanted to write, but the seller on Amazon has not shipped it for whatever reason (and hence has missed the 2-day prime).
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  • Checkin to ใจใ‚Šใงใฎๆฃฎ

    ใจใ‚Šใงใฎๆฃฎ 35.44959823947111 139.53755602240562
    Jun 14, 2026
    by James
    in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
    Big ass rolly slide ftw!
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